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The AP® Italian Language The AP® Italian Language and Culture Examand Culture Exam
Earn college credit and advanced Earn college credit and advanced standing before going to collegestanding before going to college
Advanced Placement and AP are registered trademarks of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse this presentation.
How is the AP® exam How is the AP® exam administered?administered?
AP exams are developed, printed, AP exams are developed, printed, distributed and graded by the College distributed and graded by the College Board.Board.
Unlike the SAT’s, however, they are not Unlike the SAT’s, however, they are not directly administered by the College Board.directly administered by the College Board.
Each individual HS offers a different Each individual HS offers a different number and selection of AP exams.number and selection of AP exams.
Therefore the HS itself is responsible for Therefore the HS itself is responsible for signing up students, ordering and signing up students, ordering and proctoring the exams.proctoring the exams.
Responsibilities of the High Responsibilities of the High SchoolSchool
The HS AP coordinator has the following The HS AP coordinator has the following responsibilities:responsibilities:Provide registration forms to studentsProvide registration forms to studentsCollect fees ($91 for each AP exam. Some Collect fees ($91 for each AP exam. Some schools charge additional fees. Fee schools charge additional fees. Fee reductions are available.)reductions are available.)Order the appropriate number of examsOrder the appropriate number of examsAdminister the test in a secure environmentAdminister the test in a secure environmentCollect and account for all test materialCollect and account for all test materialReturn all exam materials to the College Return all exam materials to the College BoardBoard
If your HS does not offer an AP If your HS does not offer an AP Italian course, what do you do?Italian course, what do you do?
Contact your school’s AP Coordinator and ask if Contact your school’s AP Coordinator and ask if they can order and administer the AP Italian exam they can order and administer the AP Italian exam at your schoolat your school
If they say yes, then follow their procedures for If they say yes, then follow their procedures for registering and paying for the examregistering and paying for the exam
Keep in mind that schools must order the exams by Keep in mind that schools must order the exams by mid-March and begin collecting registrations in mid-March and begin collecting registrations in early Februaryearly February
You would then take the exam on the date it is You would then take the exam on the date it is given across the country - Thursday, May 14, 2015 given across the country - Thursday, May 14, 2015 at noon at noon at your own high schoolat your own high school
If you are thinking of taking an online course or a If you are thinking of taking an online course or a course at a community college, talk to your course at a community college, talk to your counselor about the possibility of obtaining credits.counselor about the possibility of obtaining credits.
What if you are homeschooled or What if you are homeschooled or your school is your school is notnot able to proctor able to proctor the AP Italian exam for you?the AP Italian exam for you?
If you live in Southern California, contact If you live in Southern California, contact Fondazione Italia at Fondazione Italia at [email protected] and ask for a list and ask for a list of Southern California high schools that of Southern California high schools that offer the AP Italian exam.offer the AP Italian exam.
If you don’t live near any of these schools, If you don’t live near any of these schools, contact the College Board at contact the College Board at (888) 225-5427 in January 2015. They will give you will give you names of schools near you that may be names of schools near you that may be willing to administer the exam for youwilling to administer the exam for you
Contacting the host schoolContacting the host school
Contact the AP Coordinator at the host Contact the AP Coordinator at the host schoolschool
Students should inform each AP Students should inform each AP Coordinator they contact that: Coordinator they contact that:
They are trying to locate a school willing to They are trying to locate a school willing to administer the AP Italian Language and administer the AP Italian Language and Culture Exam on May 14, 2015 at noonCulture Exam on May 14, 2015 at noon
The student must use his own high school The student must use his own high school code on the exam materials, code on the exam materials, notnot the host the host school code. This ensures that the visiting school code. This ensures that the visiting student’s exam score will be reported to student’s exam score will be reported to the student’s school and not to the host the student’s school and not to the host schoolschool
What if schools near you cannot What if schools near you cannot assist you with your request?assist you with your request?
Contact Fondazione Italia at Contact Fondazione Italia at [email protected] or by phone or by phone at 310-739-9350. We will follow up at 310-739-9350. We will follow up with the College Board to try to find you with the College Board to try to find you a school.a school.
The College Board strongly The College Board strongly encourages schools to assist encourages schools to assist outside studentsoutside students
the AP Program encourages schools to the AP Program encourages schools to assist homeschooled students and assist homeschooled students and students whose schools do not offer AP students whose schools do not offer AP courses and examscourses and exams
Schools that do agree to assist you are Schools that do agree to assist you are allowed to charge additional fees to cover allowed to charge additional fees to cover their added coststheir added costs
However, if you qualify, there are Federal However, if you qualify, there are Federal and State assistance programs to help you and State assistance programs to help you pay for the exampay for the exam
What skills does the AP Italian What skills does the AP Italian Language and Culture Exam Language and Culture Exam assess?assess?
What is the level of the exam?What is the level of the exam?
What themes could I What themes could I encounter in the exam?encounter in the exam?
Where can I find more information Where can I find more information and a practice exam?and a practice exam?
https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-italian-https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-italian-language-and-culture/about-the-examlanguage-and-culture/about-the-exam
Where can I find the course and Where can I find the course and exam description?exam description?http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-italian-course-and-exam-description.pdfhttp://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-italian-course-and-exam-description.pdf
How will I receive my score?How will I receive my score?
You must have a College Board You must have a College Board account in order to access your account in order to access your AP scores.AP scores.
Scores are posted in JulyScores are posted in July
How can I prepare for the How can I prepare for the exam?exam?
Enroll in Fondazione Italia AP Italian online/virtual course at http://www.italianfoundation.org/classes/middle-and-high-school-classes/online-ap-italian-prep/
Practice on your own or with a private teacher using ACE THE AP ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE EXAM (3rd Edition) available from Edizioni Farinelli at http://www.edizionifarinelli.com
Purchase the ICoN AP Italian online course at http://www.iacelanguage.org/2014/03/3195/. While some of the activities have automatic corrections, it is recommended that you work with an instructor on the free response material.
Take a class at a community college
Any questions?Any questions?
Contact Fondazione Italia Contact Fondazione Italia
E-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]
Tel: 310-739-9350Tel: 310-739-9350
www.fondazione-italia.orgwww.fondazione-italia.org
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www.italianfoundation.orgwww.italianfoundation.org
Join our AP Italian Facebook Group at Join our AP Italian Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/274315449266259/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/274315449266259/